Dr. DEAN SANDIFER, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. DEAN SANDIFER, MD

1600 Lakeland Hills Blvd

Indemnity Paid: $74,998.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
Watson Clinic LLP				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-070493
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Diane			Szymanski
Street Address
1600 Lakeland Hills Blvd
City				State	Zip
Lakeland				FL	33805
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(863) 680 - 7620		(863) 616 - 2430	aszymanski@watsonclinic.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Dean			Sandifer
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Self-Insurer		1600 Lakeland Hills Blvd
City		State	Zip Code	County
Lakeland		FL	33805	Polk
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
PH1504907		$2,000,000		$18,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME69779		Emergency Medicine - No Major Surgery

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Polk
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
Lakeland Regional Medical Center		100157
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Critical Care Unit
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
10/15/2013		1/26/2016

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Myocardial Infarction
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Laparoscopic prostectomy and bilateral lymph node dissection on a patient with a history of 3 vessel coronary artery disease, hypertension, and a previous MI.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Not applicable. This claim did not involve a misdiagnosis
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
65 y.o. with history of coronary artery disease, hypertension and previous myocardial infarction was admitted for a laparoscopic prostatectomy and a bilateral lymph node dissection. On the second post operative day the patient was transferred to ICU due to respiratory insufficiency. An emergent cardiac catheterization was performed unsuccessfully and patient expired following removal of life support 8 days after the initial surgical procedure.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
6/29/2016			2016CA002166
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Polk			5/15/2017
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Chandrasekhar MD, Kollagunta KSC Cardiology, P.A
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
More than 90 days, after suit filed and prior to or during the course of mandatory settlement conference.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
5/15/2017

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$74,998

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$40,109

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$14,704

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely

Circumstances of event reviewed with individual parties involved.

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